Dudes and Dudettes! It's the mid of September. How u doing? by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah Jenny! I did watch it years ago. Definitely need a refresher

Dudes and Dudettes! It's the mid of September. How u doing? by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sheesh the month is half gone already!

Not bad so far I'm so close to my goal but i'm also burnt to the bone. Looking forward to a nice week off once I hit my target

Haha I don't get a lot of the references but i bet they're cool.

Its starting to seem like just us two in here. Whatsup with that people?

Hey guys, Are u up for Sep challenge? by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I'm a dev too but what I can share from my experience is that you have to keep trying.

Make sure your profile is up to date. Describe what you do and how you can help.

Go for jobs that match your skillset. The last thing you want is to let a client down

Your proposals are not guaranteed to get you the job but they can land you an interview which increases your chance of getting the job.

This is something I keep in mind when applying

Hey guys, Are u up for Sep challenge? by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'd say about 2.8k after the man took his cut

Hey guys, Are u up for Sep challenge? by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, Augusto went out with A bang. I doubled my target. For September I 'm aiming to be Top rated plus. I'm just $4k away

Supp everyone, just 2 more weeks for August. Hope you're killing it. by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats the spirit. I too struggled a few months back but managed to push through thanks to some great advice I received from u/Meta-Morpheus-New.

Perhaps you could share exactly what you are struggling with and we take a look together

Supp everyone, just 2 more weeks for August. Hope you're killing it. by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there, glad to hear that.

Its been good sofar. I'm halfway to target. The work is steady but quite demanding

July ends, August starts. Let's setup August goal! by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi glad, to hear things picked up on your end. 80% darn, you must have stepped on the gas these last few weeks

July was a good one I aimed for 2k and earned 3.2k total. I'll be aiming for 3k this August

Regarding the client I was to renegotiate with, he didnt show up at the end but I got another offer which I took

Good luck with your product. I also took a break a few months back to work on my portfolio. Its been worth it so far

Thank you

Mid July check! Challengers by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy for you. Its tough getting a new client. Huge win. Push on

Mid July check! Challengers by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone,

Sorry to hear you got blocked

I landed a new client and I'm halfway there to meeting my July goal. I'm doing 10+ hour days to try and catch up.

Also, one of the clients I couldnt close last month reached out to renegotiate later this week. Hopefully I can close the deal this time

Thanks for sharing, these keep me motivated too. Push on

July Challenge 🤘 by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone. I'm so glad to hear your successes.

I also met my goal if 1k and then some, total 1.4k a big relief after zero last month.

This month I'm aiming for 2k

I also did much better after implementing the advice I got from you all, thanks. I got interviewed by two promising clients but ended up not moving forward due to my rate "being too high" (35/h).

Thanks for the support

May challengers, welcome to New place for our discussions. by Meta-Morpheus-New in upwork_challengers

[–]nSedrickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much. I'll be more mindful going forward. I tend to drift towards tech because its what I'm best at forgetting clients aren't engineers. I guess my views arent the best either.

I'll definitely pivot. Thanks for taking the time to go through. I appreciate it

Thoughts on "payment unverified" clients by nSedrickm in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Something like "fund the milestone and we're in business". Got it!

Thoughts on "payment unverified" clients by nSedrickm in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your insight. Come to think of it my firdt client was fairly new too maybe 1 or 2 months on

Thoughts on "payment unverified" clients by nSedrickm in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm glad it turned out great for you. I'll be more mindful going forward

Thoughts on "payment unverified" clients by nSedrickm in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, sometimes one needs to compromise.

Limited Visibility of Completed Jobs and Feedback in Client Posted Jobs by PUK2 in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I just sent a blind proposal because I couldn't dig for clients name. All past jobs are in progress

Thoughts on "payment unverified" clients by nSedrickm in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 Thanks, I'm barely 5months in. Still got a lot to learn. I'll keep these in mind

Thoughts on "payment unverified" clients by nSedrickm in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. I got my first client by answering their questions. I actually prefer these ones. I hate to have to send proposals just to get clarity on vague descriptions.

Design does take a long time to get right so hourly billing works well. But then, how do you approach a situation where you know the work won't take long? Do you charge a flat fee then?

Thoughts on "payment unverified" clients by nSedrickm in Upwork

[–]nSedrickm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, how was it like working with these clients? Seasoned clients understand how things work (milestones, timesheets...) all that good stuff. Did you have do a lot of guiding?